Amazon extends discounts for Whole Foods to 10 more states. Is yours on the list?

Amazon extends Whole Foods discount to more states

Author:
Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY

Published:
1:58 PM CDT June 12, 2018

Updated:
12:27 PM CDT June 13, 2018

Discounts for Amazon Prime member are now available at Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide and at Whole Foods Market stores in a growing number of states. The program will extend nationwide this summer.

With the expansion, Amazon Prime members can save an extra 10% on many sale items and get exclusive offers on popular products at stores in 23 states, including California, Texas, Arizona and Georgia.

“We’re excited that Prime savings will be available at nearly half of our Whole Foods Market stores this week, giving more Prime members access to great deals just in time for summer,” said Whole Foods president and CEO A.C. Gallo in a statement.

The members-only discount launched May 16 in Florida and has expanded quickly. The program will be extended nationwide this summer and is already available at Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide.

“Based on the positive customer feedback and successes we’ve seen over the past month, we’re accelerating our timeline to expand these savings to all of our U.S. stores,” Gallo said.

This week, Amazon also expanded its free two-hour Whole Foods grocery delivery to Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Richmond. The service available for Prime members on orders over $35 is now available in 14 cities through Prime Now.

The program is currently available in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco and will continue expanding throughout 2018.

Whole Foods discount

Prime member deals are advertised with signs throughout Whole Foods stores and also are listed in the Whole Foods app.

To access them, Prime members must download the Whole Foods Market mobile app and sign in with their Amazon account, which will create a QR code that the Whole Foods cashier scans at the register.

Members can also link their cell phone number to their Prime account and provide a number at the Whole Foods checkout.

The Amazon Go app being scanned in at the turnstile entrance to the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. The app connects the shopper to Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. As they choose foods and place them in their bag or just hold them, the items are automatically charged to their account. When they leave, they don’t have to go through a checkout line, they just walk out.

The Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. It features Just Walk Out technology which allows shoppers who have the Amazon Go app to walk in, grab what they want, and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

A woman buying ice cream at the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. It features Just Walk Out technology which allows shoppers who have the Amazon Go app to walk in, grab what they want, and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

A salad for sale at Amazon’s Amazon Go convenience store at the company’s headquarters in Seattle. Store-made sandwiches, salads and other items come in plastic containers tagged with a dot-based readable system similar to a bar code. This is one way the store’s multiple cameras are able to know what items the customer has selected.

The Amazon Go app. Used at the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, it links to Amazon’s proprietary Just Walk Out technology. Shoppers swipe the app in when they enter the store, then can grab what they want and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

Cameras in the ceiling at the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. The cameras, along with sensors in the shelves and other proprietary technology, allow Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to track what items a shopper has taken. Customers sign in with the Amazon Go app when they enter the store and everything they take is charged to their account when they leave, with no checkout line required.

The Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. It features Just Walk Out technology which allows shoppers who have the Amazon Go app to walk in, grab what they want, and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

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The Amazon Go app being scanned in at the turnstile entrance to the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. The app connects the shopper to Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. As they choose foods and place them in their bag or just hold them, the items are automatically charged to their account. When they leave, they don’t have to go through a checkout line, they just walk out.

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The Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. It features Just Walk Out technology which allows shoppers who have the Amazon Go app to walk in, grab what they want, and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

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A woman buying ice cream at the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. It features Just Walk Out technology which allows shoppers who have the Amazon Go app to walk in, grab what they want, and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

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A salad for sale at Amazon’s Amazon Go convenience store at the company’s headquarters in Seattle. Store-made sandwiches, salads and other items come in plastic containers tagged with a dot-based readable system similar to a bar code. This is one way the store’s multiple cameras are able to know what items the customer has selected.

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The Amazon Go app. Used at the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, it links to Amazon’s proprietary Just Walk Out technology. Shoppers swipe the app in when they enter the store, then can grab what they want and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

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Cameras in the ceiling at the Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. The cameras, along with sensors in the shelves and other proprietary technology, allow Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to track what items a shopper has taken. Customers sign in with the Amazon Go app when they enter the store and everything they take is charged to their account when they leave, with no checkout line required.

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The Amazon Go convenience store at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. It features Just Walk Out technology which allows shoppers who have the Amazon Go app to walk in, grab what they want, and walk out - all without going through a checkout line. The costs are automatically charged to their account.

New states

Prime members can take advantage of Whole Foods' savings starting Wednesday in these additional states:

Alabama

Arizona

Georgia

Hawaii

Mississippi

North Carolina

Oregon

South Carolina

Tennessee

Washington

The program is now available in all of California and Nevada. Previously, it was only available in the northern parts of both states.

Already available

The program was already available at Whole Foods Market 365 stores nationwide and Whole Food Market stores in the following states: